Today at the Open Source Business Conference, Microsoft Corp. and SugarCRM Inc. announced their intent to enhance interoperability between their respective Microsoft � Windows Server� and SugarCRM products. The companies announced that they plan to begin working together on a technical collaboration project to help their mutual customers take further advantage of the increased reliability and simplified administration available on the Windows � platform. SugarCRM also announced that it will be releasing a new Sugar Suite distribution under the Microsoft Community License with the Sugar Suite 4.5 version. This license is part of the Microsoft Shared Source Initiative, a program through which Microsoft shares source code with customers, partners and governments worldwide.

�With nearly 35 percent of SugarCRM�s customer base currently running on Microsoft Windows Server, this intent to collaborate exemplifies the breadth of partners and developers finding economic success on the Microsoft Windows Server platform,� said Bill Hilf, director of Technical Platform Strategy at Microsoft. �SugarCRM is a leading commercial open source vendor. We are pleased to be working with it on this joint collaboration effort designed to provide customers using SugarCRM on Microsoft Windows Server with the best possible experience within their environment.�